Classics

Focused on battle narratives of the classical world on land and at sea, this three-volume reference covers Archaic Greece in the eighth century BC to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD. Concentrates on narratives of specific battles, sieges, campaigns, and wars Organized by individual wars, with chronological entries for each battle.

Comprehensive reference to the armed forces deployed by ancient Rome during its Early Period, Republic, Principate, and Late Antique times. Offers broad coverage of the Roman army, from the lives of individual soldiers to military issues such as hierarchical command structure, tactics, strategy, and battle. Analyzes the Roman army from a modern historical perspective including exploration of large themes relating to the military and Rome's economy, politics, and religion.

Traces the evolution of the art of warfare in the Greek and Roman worlds between 1600 B.C. and A.D. 800, from the rise of Mycenaean civilization to the fall of Ravenna and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Includes information on military commanders such as Alexander the Great, Hannibal, and Julius Caesar. The text is complemented by a running chronology, 16 maps, 50 battle plans and tactical diagrams, and 125 photographs, 65 of them in color.